The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-29
Ex-Governor NnorriI's Condition
rrottIng Races at Bangor.

BANGOR, June 2o.-AC MapleW00d Park
today there was a matched race for purse
of $500. The summary follows:
John ?. Gibbs bg Captain j. H.....1 1
David Jordan eh m Maud Moltke.. 8 diI
Time-2.5S14, 2.591s, 800.
Sweepstakes, purse 5000:
A. Robinson gg Butcher Boy.........3 1
e. J.. Norcross b m Sontag. .............1 2 :
G. w. Sullivan bg Orator Henley. dis.
Time-2.361s, 2.411a, 2.471s, 2.46.
Ansel Bracket, the driver of Gay Spankel
met with severe accident A rein breaking
and the horse bolting for the stables, falling
upon Brackett and breaking one of his Iibs
and giving him bad shaking up.
a Missing Yacht Heard From.
NEW YORK, June 2S.-The little
cutter lyacht Zena, owned 6y james
w. Pryor of New York, which lef
Portland June 7, with Clifford B. Richard
son and Harlan b. Mason of Mount Desert
aboard, and believed to have been lost, was
heard from Monday. She put in at Province
town, Mass, and the Postmaster at that
place telegraphed to Mr.. Pryor that she had
sailed from there with all well on board. Fl
is expected that she will sarrive here We'd
nesday. Fogs and calms are said to have
prolonged her passage.
News From Bar Harbor.
BAR HARBoR, June 2S.--A committee
from the New England Insurance Exchange
was here today for the purpose of inspecting
appliances for extinguishing fires. Seyera
prominent insurance men are in town.
The st. Sauveur Hotel was opened for the
season today.
Mrs. Alley of Eden, committed suicide thi,
morning by drowning. The cause of the act
is supposed to be ill health.
The North Atlantic Squadron.
NEWPORT, r. l., June 2S.-The North At
lantic Squadron sailed from here Tuesday
morning. The Ossipee goes direct to the
Canadian fishing banks. The Yantic goes to
Boston to undergo extensive repairs to her
bottom. The Richmond and Galena will ac-
company the Yantic to Boston, and thence
proceed on their eastern summer cruise tC
Proyincetown, Portland. Bath, Belfast, Hal
flax and Bar Harbor, returning here for the
opening of the war college, the first Monday
in September.
Fire at Caribou.
CARIBOU, June 2S.-Hon. L. r. Kings sta.
BILE at Baribou, occupied by George Fitz Her
bert and Carl King as livery stable, was
entirely consumed by fire Saturday night,
together with five horses, nine carriages, sew
eral harnesses, robes, etc. The stable had
just been enlarged and reftted for a large
business. No insurance except $500 ON the
building. The probable loss is about 5000.
A Railroad Leased.
BANGOR, June 25.-The president of the
Bangor and Piscataquis railroad company
today, by order of the directors, signed a
lease Of the Bangor and Katahdin Iron
Works railway for 999 years at price equiv
lent to $4,000 year, subject to ratifca-
ton by the stockholders.
Sailor Drowned.
RICHMOND, June 2S.-The sailor drowned
Saturday evening was shipped for schooner
F. E. Dow by A. H. Baxter, Boston. giving
the name of Ernest Ripley. Captain Gage
of the schooner thinks Ripley was a German
and has an uncle on Long Island.
Carried over the Dam and Drowned
A little daughter of the widow of John
White of East Machias, six years old, at
play near a mill yesterday fell in and was
corried by the rapid current over the dam
and drowned. The body was recovered sew.
eral hours after.
Commencement at the Maine State
College.
ORoNo, June 2S.-The trustees of the
Orono, the following members being present
Hon. Lyndon Oak, president; Gen. Charles
Hamlin, successor to Hon. A. NJ. Robinson
William T. Haines, Hon. E. E. Parkhurst
Arthur l.. Moore, B. l.. Limerick, and H on
II. a. Gilbert
1t was voted to confer degrees as recon-
mended by the Faculty. The Board arrang.
ed for establishing an exDeriment station de.